Plowing attachment for tractors



Jan. 12 1926.

o. BuEscHER ET A1. PLOWING ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTORS Filed August 29, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l N VEN TORS uese/w' y 590659Z ATTO EY.

Jan. 12,1926. 1,569,705

O. BUESCHER ETYAL PLOWING ATTACHMENT FOR TRAGTORS Filed August 29, 192s zsheet-sneet 2 l INVENTORS 0'. u est er 4356/ 0e el Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

` unire" saar-ss .PTENT--rt'f o'sWALn BUESCHER AND anYNn ajeonrnn, for sMrrHviLLE, TEXAS..

VrLovvfINer ATTAei-nvrnnr ron rnnerons.

Appncaan mea segua as, 192e.l serial No: 660,018. y f e? v i7 10 @ZZ whom t may conce/"a 'i i ljle Ait knownthat we, {lsv/Lino Busser-isi:

.and RHYNn Gr. GonnL, citizens of the lUnited States, residing at Smithville, Vin

the county of-Bastrop and State of Texas,

have invented: certain new and useful mprovements in Plowing Attachments for Tractors, of which the following is a .specifimeans forming part of the attachment whereby the plow may be raised or lowered.

A still further object is to .provide means whereby the plow beam may be operatively supported upon the front axle of the tractor, and vprovide means wherebythe strain exerted by the. plow may be distributed and transmitted to the draw bar of the tractor so that all ofthe strain will not come upon the front axle.

Another object is to provide means whereby substitute Aaxles may be mounted uponthe regular axle soy as .to extend laterally V beyond the ordinary axle and. carrying forwardgwheels at points laterally spaced from they normal position of .the forward wheels.v 'Y j y.Still anotheriobject is to provide means 'whereby the plow beam may be raised or lowered to any desired point so that itA may be adjusted to suit any circumstances of operation. v

Other objects will appear in of the following description.

(-)urfinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tractor with our attachment applied thereto, the rea-r and front axle of the tractor being in section; I vFigure 21s a topplan view of 'atractor having our vplowing attachment 'applied thereto;

i Figure 31s aperspecti-ve view of the brace or bracket 51g s Figure 4 a fragmentary .perspective ifiew showing the in anner in which the lever the course section' 414; is connected to 'the lev .r section 1 413,'the'lever section being'l sl'iown. as raised jrelative to the section 441'; y

isa perspective view of the.

.Figure i" 5 bracket 30 i Figure 6 is a ersl ective view'ofthe spaclngmember 12 and the .bearing bracket 1 9. i

Referring to the drawings, fit will be seenY that in Figure 1we have illustrated a tractor of common form and havingthe -usual front axleA, the front wheels B, the rear axlelC, therear wheels' D, and the draw bar 'E1' Qur lattachment Icomprises@-.means whereby the 'wheels B `may beV supported uponthe front axle Abutjlaterally disposed the right hand side of the machine and this extension axle 10 is disposed at a slight angle '.withfrelation; to ythe ends 'of the front` axle.. i 'To'this end we 'provide the extension axles 110 and l1, the extensionaxle l0 being on withithe frontaxle A andis spaced from the f front axle `and heldinproper angulark rela- .ti'onby a spacing member 12. Theextension raxle 11 is alsoy heldcinspaced,relation lto the front axleby a spacing` memberl'. This .spacing` member v131s provided with ears .14. intofwhich the f extremity of the front axle'A projects, these ears being perforated Vfor the passage of la bolt 15 downward .through the ears and throughthe spindle opening in the end .oftheaxleA- The spacing' member l12 isalso yprovided with ears 16V having an opening for the passage of a pin 17 or bolt` which extends* down through the corresponding spindle opening of the frontaxle. Thefextension vaxles, `the spacing members, and the regular axle are en-k gaged with each other. bymeans of the U- bolts 18. lIt willbe seen vthat the spacing member 12 forthat portion of its length which is engaged by the regular axle A is ,slightlyl wedge-shaped, while the spacing` memberv 131s also wedge-shaped but to a greater degree.V r g Mounted upon-or lformingpart of the spacing member 12 is yan upwardly extend- `ing bracket 19 having `,a bearing 20 in .its

upper end` (see: Figure V6'), through which passes-a crankshaft 21,1this crank shaft having a rearwardlydirected arm 22angularly bent atits l"end, as at 23,-L and carry ing. groovedrollers 24. -Theopposite end of the crank shaft V21V has van1upwardly extending arm 25. `Themernber 19 is `formed with va vsocke t 26, and having .one end dis.-

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thrust rod section 2T which at its forward end may be formed rwith a ball` to it in said socket, the metal of the member 19 being overturned. The rear ,end `of this rod sec.- tion 27 is connected to a second rod section 28 which is angularly bent at its forward end and bolted tothe iirst named rod section, and rearward of this angularly 'ibent end the rod section 28 extends straight rearward to a position over the draw bar E and is angularly bent and bolted to this draw bar. Thus any strain xwhich may come upon `the member 19 will thus be transmitted to V29, shown most clearly in Figure 1, and

supported Vby means of this bolt is a supporting bracket 30. This bracket is angular so as .to provide an upwardly `extending arm 3l having a series of openings 32 .and at its rear end the bracket is angularly bent, as at 33, so as to lie'against the yface of .the extension axle 10, .the angular portion 33 being perforated for the passage ofi the arms of the U-bolt129, as shown in Figure 1. Thus .the bracket is supported upon the extension axle.

A plow beam 34 of )rdinary form is yembracedat its endl by aniron 35 which is lvl-shaped 4in top plan view, this iron being pivoted to "the upwardly extending arm 81 by means of a bolt 36 Iand the plow beam 34 being inserted within the rear portion of the iron `and ibolted 'thereto by the 'bolts 37. Thus it will :beseen that the plow beam 34 is pivoted tor movement in a vertical plane. The plow beam carries a prlow 38 `ot .any suitable character but shown asa double mold board lplow.

Mounted upon the plow beam 34 is a U- shaped yoke 39 `which extends 'below the plow beam and the grooved wheel .24 operates within this yoke `or between the `horizontal bar of the yoke and the lower edge of the plow beam. 'Thus it will be seen that as the crank arm 22 is moved downward, the plow `beam will lowered, and as the crank arm 22 is moved upward the plow beam will `be raised.

For the purpose of raising or lowering the crank arm 22, we conncct'to the arm a rod 40 which extends rearward and is connected to a bell crank lever 41 which is pivotally mounted upon an upright support 42' mounted upjon the frame 'of the tractor, as will be later described. Also mounted upon the upper end of this' support'42 is a lever the`- forward end' of this lever being pivoted to an iron 44 at 45 which tonmsasectional part of the lever, and a' link 46'is1pi1'rotedto the extremity of this iro1r44V and to the" extremity of one` arm ofthe bell crank flever`41, thislink 46: being' provided with 'a plurality ofopenings that when the-lever 43 is raised the weight of the plow beam 34 of the plow acting `through the link connection will cause 'the depression of the section44 also. Thus the plow may be raised or lowered. It, how ever, the plow should strike a stone or other obstruction which would tend to raise the plow, the plow will lift, which will cause an elevation of the link 46 and the Vsection 44 will rock without affecting the lever 43, which lever is intended to be locked in its adjusted posit-ion upon a toothed rack 49,V

the lever 43 being provided with any'usual or ordinary locking means 50 engageable with the teeth of this rack to hold the lever in adjusted position.

The rear section 28 of the brace or thrust' ard 42 is also bolted to this bracket and is furthermore supported by a brace 53 which is bolted to the standard by the same bolt which bolts the bell crank lever 41, this brace extending rearward and being bolted to the frame 54 which forms part of the tractor.

It will be seen that with this construction 1t is an easy matter to attach the plow beam to or detach it irom a tractor andto raise or lower the plow beam to any desired extent. `Obviously any desired form of plows vor other cultivating implements may be applied to the beam and we do not wish to be limited to the beam 34 merely as a support fora plow. By bracing the steering wheels relatively far apart, more leverage is secured in turning for guiding the machine against the action of the plow and more resistance will be had to any side draft. Ot course, a connecting rod is used between `the knuckles of the wheels in the usual manner, which connecting rod isengaged with the usual steering mechanism forming no part of our invention. By pivotally sup porting the' forward end oi' the plow beam 34 in advance oi' the axle, we secure a quick response to any lateral movement given: to the tractor by means of `the steering mechanism.

The inven'lcion is simple, can be readily f viasgaefros solid in vconstmction so that the device may be usodrin-hard -gi'oundor where plowing is ditcult. l f

This attachment isl designed, :as before statethfor al tractor now greatly used and is used on row work -oi'jmay -Ybel used `for vbroadcasting bydetaching the mold `board and.. f attaching a broadcastingmold 1 board. The axlef extensions l0 and 1l are supported at an angle so as to miss the bolt'in the center ofthe engine, and furthermore? to balance the axle and miss ,theot-he axle ends. The extensions are, on both sides for the reason that the left jwheel would otherwise run on top ofthe row and constantly slip olf unless the axle is extended to let the wheel down on this side of therow. The long extension is to throw the wheel out on solid ground. If this extension is only as long as the other axle extension the wheel would operate in a furrow. The thrust rodl 27 is made in two sections to make it more flexible and thereby eliminate as far as possible vibrations and jolts that would break it if it were not somewhat flexible. This llexiblity is also increased by the ball and socket connection of the thrust rod 27 t member 19.

While I have illustrated a construction that I have found to be particularly effective, it will be obvious that many changes in the minor details of theconstruction and arrangement of parts may be made without departingfrom the spirit ofthe invention as defined in the appended claims.

le claim l. A plow attachment for tractors including axle extensions having means' for en-` supporting the plow beam upon the front axle of the tractor, means for raising or lowering the plow beam including a yoke mounted upon the plow beam, a bell crank lever pivotally and operatively mounted upon the front axle of the tractor, one arm of the bell crank lever having a roller disosed within said oke and enwawin(r thel b n '35 yoke and plow beam, a manually operable lever operatively connected to said bell crank lever whereby to shift the bell crank lever, means for holding the bell crank lever in a plurality of positions, and means permitting the plow beam to rise without affecting said lever..

3. A plow."attachmentfufor,'tractors in# cluding a plow beam, means for operatively supporting the plow beam Iupon t-he for-yy ward axlerof'the tractor and upona transverse pivot, means for raising and lowering the plow beam including` a yoke mounted thereon, a Ibell crank lever operatively sup i Vported luponcthe front axle ofthe tractorv and including a rearwardly extendingarin having' a roller engaging between said4 ckev i 2:9 D b 1D and the plow beam, an .operating leverfojr eratively supported upon the tractor and' 4:. A plow attachment for tractors includ- 4 ing axle extensions having means for engagement with the front axle of the tractor, one of said axle extensions having an upwardly projecting bracket, a forwardly and upwardly projecting bracket operatively engaged with'said extension, a plow beam pivotally connected to the llast named bracketl and extending over said extension and then downward,4 a bell crank lever mounted upon the second named bracket and having' a roller onone arm engaging beneath the lower edge of the plow beam, and manually operable means detachably mounted uponV the tractor and engaging said bell crank lever whereby the bell crank lever may be shifted to'raise or lower the plow beam.

5. A plow attachment for tractors nclud-rv ing axle extensions having means for en#`r ygagement with the front axle of the tractor,

one of said axle extensions having an upwardly projecting bracket, a forwardly and upwardly projecting bracket operatively engaged with said extension, a plow beam pivotally connected to the last namedbracket the second 'named bracket and having a roller on one arm engaging beneath the lower edge of the plow beam, manually ooerable means detachably mounted upon the tractor and engaging said bell crank lever. whereby the bell crank lever may be shifted to raise or lower the plow beam, and a thrust rod operatively engaged with the second named bracket extending rearwardly therefrom and operatively engaged with the draw bar of the tractor.' I

6. A plow attachment for tractors including axle extensions having means for engagement with the front axle of the tractor, a forwardly and upwardly extending bracket attached to one of said axle extensions, a plow beam pivotally engaged with the v bracket andextending over Athe extension` a second bracket"forming` part of said Lenten sion and :projecting upward to one sido of lthe plow beam, a bell Crank levern'lounted upon said last named bracket and 'having one ol'` its arins provided with a rollel1 engaging' beneath the lower edge ofthe plow beam, a vertically disposed upright `operatively supported upon the tractor and having a bell crank lever, a link connecting one arm of said last bell Crank lever with lan upwardly projeetingr arm on the second bell crank` lever, a hand operated lever pivoted upon said upright and formed in l"two sections, link connecting one of said sections to 'the `second nainedbell crank lever, a rack over which said hand operated lever oper -ates 'andivli'erebyit may be heldin any am justed position, the two 4sections of `the lever being 'engaged with each other for Common npwardmovement when the hand operated lever isdepressed but for independent movement When the plovv loealn` is raised aeridentally In testimony whereof We hereunto aflix our signatures OSWALD BUESCHER.

RHYNE G. GOEBEL. 

